Data Interpretation

Directions (1-5): Study the following pie-charts carefully to answer the questions that follow. 

Percentage break-up of number of children in five different villages and break up of children attending school from these villages. 

Q1. What is the respective ratio of total number of children from village O to the number of children attending school from the same village? 

(a) 204 : 145 

(b) 179 : 131 

(c) 167 : 111

(d) 266 : 137 

(e) None of these 

Q2. What is the number of children attending school from village N?  

(a) 145

(b) 159

(c) 170

(d) 164

(e) None of these 

Q3. What is the total number of children not attending school from villages M and N together?  

(a) 69

(b) 56

(c) 76

(d) 63

(e) None of these 

Q4. What is the total number of children from villages P and M together?  

(a) 1422

(b) 1142

(c) 1122

(d) 1211

(e) None of these 

Q5. The number of children attending school from village L is approximately what per cent of the total number of children from that village?   

(a) 78

(b) 72

(c) 57

(d) 84

(e) 66 

Direction (6-10): Study the given pie-charts carefully to answer the questions that follow. 

Break up of number of employees working in different departments of an organisation, the number of males and the number of employees who recently got promoted in each department. Break up of employees working in different departments

Q6. If half of the number of employees who got promoted from the IT department were males, what was the approximate percentage of males who got promoted from the IT department?   

(a) 61

(b) 29

(c) 54

(d) 42

(e) 38 

Q7. What is the total number of females working in the production and marketing departments together? 

(a) 468

(b) 812 

(c) 582

(d) 972 

(e) None of these 

Q8. How many females work in the accounts department?  

(a) 618

(b) 592

(c) 566

(d) 624

(e) None of these 

Q9. The total number of employees who got promoted from all the departments together was what per cent of the total number of employees working in all the departments together? (rounded off to the nearest integer)   

(a) 56

(b) 21

(c) 45

(d) 33

(e) 51 

 

Q10. The number of employees who got promoted from the HR department was what per cent of the total number of employees working in that department? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)  

(a) 36.18

(b) 30.56 

(c) 47.22

(d) 28.16

(e) None of these 

Directions (11-15): Study the information carefully to answer the questions that follow.

A school consisting of a total of 1560 students has boys and girls in the ratio of 7 : 5, respectively. All the students are enrolled in different types of hobby classes, viz. Singing, Dancing and Painting. One-fifth of the boys are enrolled in only Dancing classes.

Twenty per cent of the girls are enrolled in only painting classes. Ten per cent of the boys are enrolled in only singing classes.

Twenty four per cent of the girls are enrolled in both singing and dancing classes together. The number of girls enrolled in only singing classes two hundred per cent of the boys enrolled in the same. One-thirteenth of the boys are enrolled in all the three classes together. 

The respective ratio of boys enrolled in dancing and painting classes together to the girls enrolled in the same is 2 : 1, respectively. Ten per cent of the girls are enrolled in only dancing classes whereas eight percent of the girls are enrolled in both dancing and painting classes together. The remaining girls are enrolled in all the three classes together.

The number of boys enrolled in singing and dancing classes together is fifty per cent of the number of girls enrolled in the same. The remaining boys are enrolled in only painting classes.

Q11. What is the total number of boys who are enrolled in Dancing?   

(a) 318

(b) 364

(c) 292

(d) 434

(e) None of these 

Q12. Total number of girls enrolled in Singing is approximately what percent of the total number of students in the school?  

(a) 37

(b) 19

(c) 32

(d) 14

(e) 26

Q13. What is the total number of students enrolled in all the three classes together? 

(a) 135

(b) 164

(c) 187

(d) 142

(e) None of these 

Q14. Number of girls enrolled in only Dancing classes is what percent of the boys enrolled in the-same?  (rounded off to two digits its after decimal) 

(a) 38.67 

(b) 35.71

(c) 41.83

(d) 29.62

(e) None of these 

Q15. What is the respective ratio of the number of girls enrolled in only Painting classes to the number of boys enrolled in the same?  

(a) 77 : 26 

(b) 21 : 73 

(c) 26 : 77 

(d) 73 : 21 

(e) None of these 

Solutions

  

Data Interpretation

Directions (1-5): Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow. 

Number of students (in thousands) in three schools over the years 

 

Q1. What was the average number of students in all the schools together in the year 2006? 

(a) 30000

(b) 9000

(c) 3000 

(d) 6000

(e) None of these 

Q2. Total number of students in school B and school C together in the year 2004 was approximately what percentage of the total number of students in school B and school C together in the year 2007? 

(a) 85

(b) 80

(c) 75

(d) 184

(e) 131 

Q3. How many times the total number of students in all the three school A, B and C together was exactly equal among the given years? 

(a) 2

(b) 5

(c) 4

(d) 3

(e) None of these 

Q4. What was the approximately average number of students in school A over all the years together? 

(a) 1990

(b) 2090

(c) 2300

(d) 1800

(e) 2700 

Q5. What was the difference between the total number of students in all the schools together in the year 2003 and number of students in school B in the year 2005, 2006 and 2007?  

(a) 2000

(b) 3000

(c) 3500

(d) 2500

(e) None of these 

Directions (6-10): The following questions are based on the following pie-chart. In the pie chart populations of 6 states have been given. The table shows ratio of males and females. Study the diagrams carefully and answer the questions. 

 

State	Male  : Female
Rajasthan	1 : 7
Maharashtra	5 : 7
Uttar Pradesh	6 : 5
Goa	5 : 7
Karnataka	7 : 8
Gujarat	9 : 6

Q6. What is the total number of females in Gujarat and Rajasthan?  

(a) 3482500

(b) 3382500

(c) 3823500

(d) 3658200

(e) None of these 

Q7. What is the respective ratio of populations of Goa and Maharashtra?

(a) 1 : 2

(b) 2 : 1

(c) 2 : 3

(d) 3 : 2

(e) 4 : 3

Q8. By what per cent is the population of Rajasthan more than that of Maharashtra?  

(a) 11.5%

(b) 10.5%

(c) 12.5%

(d) 9%

(e) 16%

Q9.  What is the average number of males in Karnataka and Goa? 

(a) 815000

(b) 91500

(c) 915000

(d) 925000

(e) 935000 

 

Q10. By what per cent is the population of Goa less than that of Maharashtra?  

(a) 49%

(b) 48%

(c) 45%

(d) 50%

(e) 60%

Directions (11-15): Study the following information answer the questions that follow. 

The premises of the bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring. Certain areas are to be floored either with marble or wood. All rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular. 

The area to be renovated comprises a hall for customer transaction measuring 23m by 29m, the branch manager’s room measuring 13m by 17m, a pantry measuring 14m by 13m, a record keeping-cum-server room measuring 21m by 13m and locker area measuring 29m by 21m. The total area of the bank is 2000 sq.m. 

The cost of wooden flooring is Rs. 170 per sq m and the cost of marble flooring is Rs. 190 per sq m. The locker area, record keeping-cum-server room and pantry are to be floored with marble. The branch manger’s room and the hall for customer transaction are to be floored with wood. No other area is to be renovated in terms of flooring.

Q11. What is the ratio of the total cost of wooden flooring to the total cost of marble flooring?  

(a) 1879 : 2527

(b) 1887 : 2386 

(c) 1887 : 2527 

(d) 1829 : 2527 

(e) 1887 : 2351 

Q12. If the four walls and ceiling of the branch manger’s room (the height of the room is 12 m) are to be painted at the cost of Rs. 190 per sq m how much will be the total cost of renovation of the branch manger’s room, including the cost of flooring?  

(a) Rs. 136800

(b) Rs. 216360

(c) Rs. 178790

(d) Rs. 211940 

(e) None of these 

Q13. If the remaining area of bank is to be carpeted at the rate of Rs. 110 per m², how much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises? 

(a) Rs. 5820

(b) Rs. 4848

(c) Rs. 3689

(d) Rs. 6690

(e) None of these 

Q14. What is the percentage of the bank that is not to be renovated? 

(a) 2.2%

(b) 2.4%

(c) 4.2%

(d) 4.4%

(e) None of these 

Q15. What is the total cost of renovation of the hall for customer transaction and the locker area? 

(a) Rs. 229100

(b) Rs. 230206

(c) Rs. 216920

(d) Rs. 242440

(e) None of these

Solutions

  
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Required difference 
= (2.5 + 3 + 3.5 - 1 - 2 - 2.5) thousand 
= 3500 

Banking Awareness

Q1. Which among the following banks has launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travellers recently?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) Standard Chartered Bank

(e) Yes Bank

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Standard Chartered Bank has launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travelers. The card will allow customers the convenience of loading up to 20 widely used currencies on one card with an online reload facility during overseas travel.

Q2. SIDBI has started full-fledged merchant banking operations to benefit the expanding number of growth-oriented MSMEs, especially those with a strong technology and innovation quotient. What is the meaning of "D" in SIDBI?

(a) Development

(b) Department

(c) District

(d) Doing

(e) None of the given options is true

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has started full-fledged merchant banking operations to benefit the expanding number of growth-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially those with a strong technology and innovation quotient.

Q3. Aurionpro Solutions a global leader in digital innovation, enterprise security and banking solutions, announced its Branch-in-a-Box product, the VTM a fully integrated self-service kiosk for automating 90% of banking transactions at the branch level. VTM stands for-

(a) Virtual Truncated Machine 

(b) Vehicle Teller Machine 

(c) Virtual Timer Machine 

(d) Virtual Teller Management 

(e) Virtual Teller Machine

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Aurionpro Solutions a global leader in digital innovation, enterprise security and banking solutions, announced its Branch-in-a-Box product, the Virtual Teller Machine (VTM) a fully integrated self-service kiosk for automating 90% of banking transactions at the branch level.

Q4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled Commercial Banks which have sizeable international presence recently. Which among the following Banks is not them?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) ICICI Bank Limited

(c) Indian Overseas Bank

(d) Bank of Baroda

(e) Axis Bank Limited

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled Commercial Banks which have sizeable international presence: - State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd., Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank Ltd. and Punjab National Bank.

Q5. Which Bank and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance have signed an agreement for the distribution of insurance products through the branches?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Indian Bank

(d) Bank of Baroda

(e) ICICI Bank

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance have signed an agreement for the distribution of insurance products through the branches.

Q6. Standard Chartered Bank based in-

(a) London

(b) Paris

(c) New York

(d) Tokyo

(e) Sydney

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Standard Chartered Bank based in London, UK.

Q7. Who is the present Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Punjab National Bank?

(a) Usha Ananthasubramanian

(b) Sunil Mehta

(c) Rakesh Sethi

(d) Melwyn O Rego

(e) None of the given options is true

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sunil Mehta is present Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Punjab National Bank.

Q8. Where is the Head Office of SIDBI?

(a) Chennai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Lucknow

(d) Mumbai

(e) Kolkata

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Head Office of SIDBI is in Lucknow.

Q9. Which among the following Banks has announced the acquisition of Snapdeal-owned mobile payments provider Freecharge in an all-cash deal worth Rs385 crore?

(a) Bandhan Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Axis Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Axis Bank announced the acquisition of Snapdeal-owned mobile payments provider Freecharge in an all-cash deal worth Rs385 crore. The deal is subject to regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the indicative time-frame to complete the acquisition is two months, the private sector lender said in an exchange filing.

Q10. ____________ refer to both scheduled and non-scheduled commercial banks which are regulated under Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

(a) State Bank of India and its Associates

(b) Foreign Banks

(c) Regional Rural Banks

(d) Nationalised Banks

(e) Commercial Banks

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Commercial Banks refer to both scheduled and non-scheduled commercial banks which are regulated under Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Q11. Who is the present MD and CEO of Axis Bank?

(a) Naina Lal Kidwai

(b) Chanda Kochhar

(c) Aditya Kapur

(d) Shikha Sharma

(e) Usha Ananthasubramanian

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Shikha Sharma is the MD and CEO of Axis Bank.

Q12. Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as India’s Alternate Governor to the Board of Governors of-

(a) Asian Development Bank

(b) International Monetary Fund

(c) World Bank

(d) New Development Bank

(e) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Indias Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Finance Ministry announced recently. Garg has been appointed in place of former DEA Secretary Shaktikanta Das. The appointment came into effect from July 12th 2017.

Q13. Who is present Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oriental Bank of Commerce?

(a) Gopal Baglay

(b) Raveesh Kumar

(c) Ajay Kanwal

(d) Animesh Chauhan

(e) Mukesh Kumar Jain

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Mukesh Kumar Jain is present Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oriental Bank of Commerce.

Q14. According, to Asian Development Bank supplement report India is expected to achieve the projected growth rate of_____ per cent in 2017.

(a) 7.6 per cent

(b) 7.4 per cent

(c) 7.2 per cent

(d) 7.8 per cent

(e) 7.0 per cent

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. According, to Asian Development Bank supplement report India is expected to achieve the projected growth rate of 7.4 per cent in 2017 and further up to 7.6 per cent next year on strong consumption demand, with South Asia leading the growth chart in Asia and the Pacific.

Q15. Where is the Head Office of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

(a) Moscow, Russia

(b) Manila, Philippines

(c) Beijing, China

(d) Tokyo, Japan

(e) New Delhi, India

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. Headquarter of ADB is in Manila, Philippines.

General Awareness

Q1. Which of the following Indian state has topped the list in recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2017 in governance?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Manipur

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Kerala

S1. Ans.(e)

Sol. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu - secured first and second rankings for the second year in a row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising from five in 2016 to three in 2017 and Bihar stayed at the bottom in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in States.

Q2. President of Palestine has recently arrived in India on a four-day State visit. Who is the current President of Palestine?

(a) Azlaan Sheikh

(b) Zahhoor Gualim Maka

(c) Mahmood Zaliman

(d) Mahmoud Abbas

(e) Mahkama Khajan

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas recently arrived in India on a four-day State visit. During his stay in New Delhi, President Abbas will visit C-DAC in Noida to forge cooperation between Palestine - India Techno Park being built by India in Palestine and Indian IT industry.

Q3. Which of the following tennis player has beaten Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title and move into the world's top four?

(a) Rafael Nadal

(b) Novak Djokovic

(c) Roger Federer

(d) Andy Murray

(e) Andre Agassi

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open title and move into the world's top four.

Q4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has recently collaborated with the British Geological Survey to turn which of the following city into a smart city?

(a) Azamgarh

(b) Varanasi

(c) Muzaffarpur

(d) Jhargram

(e) Chhapra

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has collaborated with the British Geological Survey to turn Varanasi into a smart city. 3D geological modeling of the geology under Varanasi will be prepared to help improve the building of new transport and service infrastructure. It would be the first major 3D subsurface urban study and planning of its kind in India.

Q5. The purpose of MUDRA is to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector through various Last Mile Financial Institutions like-

(a) Banks

(b) NBFCs

(c) MFIs 

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the given options is true

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. MUDRA, which stands for Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd, is a financial institution being set up by Government of India for development and refinancing micro units’ enterprises. It was announced by the Hon’ble Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget for FY 2016. The purpose of MUDRA is to provide funding to the non-corporate small business sector through various Last Mile Financial Institutions like Banks, NBFCs and MFIs.

Q6. MUDRA Bank, a Non-Banking Finance Company as MUDRA Ltd has been set up as a subsidiary of............?

(a) SIDBI

(b) IDBI

(c) RBI

(d) NABARD

(e) SBI

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. MUDRA Bank, a Non Banking Finance Company as MUDRA Ltd has been set up as a subsidiary of SIDBI.

Q7. In which among the following year Asia's first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up?

(a) 1959

(b) 1971

(c) 1965

(d) 1956

(e) 1975

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. India was one of the first in Asia to recognize the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports, with Asia's first EPZ set up in Kandla, Gujarat in 1965. With a view to overcome the shortcomings experienced on account of the multiplicity of controls and clearances; absence of world-class infrastructure, and an unstable fiscal regime and with a view to attract larger foreign investments in India, the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy was announced in April 2000.

Q8. Which of the following Indian Wrestler defeated Lee Seung-Chul of Korea to win the gold medal in the men's 65 kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2017?

(a) Sushil Kumar

(b) Yogeshwar Dutt

(c) Bajrang Punia

(d) Sakshi Malik

(e) Narsingh Yadav

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bajrang Punia defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win the gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship.

Q9. Which of the following Indian state was on the bottom most position in the list of recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2017 in governance?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Odisha

(d) Bihar

(e) Madhya Pradesh

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu - secured first and second rankings for the second year in a row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising from five in 2016 to three in 2017 and Bihar stayed at the bottom in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in States.

Q10. Which of the following Indian state hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Videsh Sampark’ to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry?

(a) Kerala

(b) Karnataka

(c)West Bengal

(d) Assam

(e) Telangana

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Telangana hosted the first outreach program of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Videsh Sampark’ to engage the State governments in creating awareness about various programmes of the Ministry. It was inaugurated by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen. V.K. Singh. The conference will create awareness on the schemes regard to consular and passport services, engagement with overseas Indians, welfare and protection of overseas Indians.

Q11. Who is the current governor of Kerala?

(a) ESL Narasimhan

(b) P R Rangasami

(c) Rameshwar Thakur

(d) Palanisamy Sathasivam

(e) Sushil Kumar Shinde

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Palanisamy Sathasivam is the current Governor of Kerala.

Q12. Silent Valley National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state? 

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) West Bengal

(d) Assam

(e) Meghalaya

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Silent Valley National Park is a national park with a core zone of 236.74 square kilometres(making it the largest national park in Kerala). It is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Mannarkkad, within the Palakkad District of Kerala, South India. It is famous for its population of the endangered Lion-tailed Macaque, Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat, Sloth bear, otter, Travancore flying squirrel, Porcupine and Elephant etc.

Q13. World Environment Day is observed on which of the following date? 

(a) June 10

(b) June 22

(c) June 18

(d) June 4

(e) June 5

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on 5 June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Q14. Which of the following country is not a member of G7? 

(a) France

(b) Italy

(c) Germany

(d) Russia

(e) Canada

S14.  Ans.(d)
Sol. Group of Seven (G7), international organization officially established in 1985 to facilitate economic cooperation among the world's largest industrial nations; summit meetings of the member nations began in 1975. Members are Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States.

Q15. IBA stands for-

(a) Indian Banks' Allocation 

(b) Indian Banks' Association

(c) Institute Banks' Association 

(d) Indian Banks' Assembly

(e) Indian Billing Association

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Banks' Association (IBA) set up in 1946 with 22 members to discuss issues of common interests. Over the years, IBA emerged as the Voice of Indian Banking Industry.

QUIZ-02

Q1. In Odisha, the biggest annual festival of Rath Yatra or Chariot Festival commenced on 25th June at which place?
Answer: Puri

Q2. India and Portugal have signed eleven MOUs for cooperation in areas including double taxation avoidance, science and technology, trade and investment, nanotechnology, space research, administrative reforms and culture. What is the capital of Portugal?
Answer: Lisbon

Q3. Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has lifted the Australian Open Super series trophy in Sydney. Whom he had defeated in final to win this trophy?
Answer: Chen Long

Q4. Haryana's ____________________ gave a robust start for the Indian challenge by clinching the 25-metre standard pistol gold with a world junior record in the Junior World Shooting Championship in Suhl, Germany.
Answer: Anish Bhanwala

Q5. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is celebrated every year on which date?
Answer: 26th June

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the Netherland in his last leg of the three-nation visit. Who is the present Prime Minister of The Netherlands?
Answer: Mark Rutte

Q7. The Civil and Aviation Ministry has recently cleared the proposal for setting up a new airport in _________________.
Answer: Greater Noida

Q8. Name the Army Doctor from Maharashtra who has recently created history by becoming the first Indian to complete the 4,941-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category.
Answer: Srinivas Gokulnath

Q9. Name the Padma Vibhushan awardee who has been appointed the Chairman of the committee to prepare the final draft of the National Education Policy.
Answer: Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Q10. Mr. N N Vohra has been appointed the president of the IIC - one of the premier cultural institutions in the country. He is the Governor of whhich States?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Q11. Roger Federer has recently clinched his ninth Halle Open title in Germany. He won the tournament after beating ___________________.
Answer: Alexander Zverev

Q12. Which tech-Giant has been fined 2.42 billion euros by the European Commission in an antitrust case?
Answer: Google

Q13. Name the Prime Minister of Romania who has been recently appointed by President Klaus Iohannis.
Answer: Mihai Tudose

Q14. Equipped with multiple phone lines and computer systems and manned by tech-savvy youngsters, a “war room” has been set up to deal with crises related to the ______________________.
Answer: Implementation of GST

Q15. Which state government has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan of 1950 crore rupees for strengthening of roads in different district?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh 

QUIZ-02

Q1. According to Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, which Indian cities is the most expensive city for expatriates.
Answer: Mumbai

Q2. According to Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, Luanda is the most expensive city in the world for expatriates. Luanda is the capital city of _____________.
Answer: Angola

Q3. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov of the Russian Federation as ______________ of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office.
Answer: Under-Secretary-General

Q4. Port Vila is the Capital city of which country?
Answer: Vanuatu

Q5. Womtelo Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale had died recently at the age of 67. The was the president of ___________.
Answer: Vanuatu

Q6. Amsterdam is the Capital city of ________________.
Answer: Rajiv Gauba

Q7. Which city has become first in India where one can have fuel delivered at one's doorstep, just like milk and newspapers?
Answer: Bengaluru

Q8. World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan assistance of 44 million dollars for the Assam's ASPIRe Project. What does 'I' stand for in ASPIRe?
Answer: Institutional

Q9. Which state Health Ministry has recently launched the ‘Test and Treat Strategy’ of the state AIDS Control Society (MSACS) to improve treatment for HIV affected people in the state?
Answer: Mizoram

Q10. Name the Anti-hunger activist who has been selected for prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award with 60 others from all 53 Commonwealth countries.
Answer: Ankit Kawatra

Q11. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now introduced __________ which involves a complete digital enrolment process.
Answer: APY@eNPS

Q12. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the flying licence of Air Carnival, which has not operated a single flight since early April. Air Carnival is based in-
Answer: Coimbatore

Q13. Who is Shushma Swaraj?
Answer: Union Minister of External Affairs of India

Q14. The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 9th May 2015 and became operational from 1st June 2015. APY is available for all citizens of India in the age group of-
Answer: 18-40 years

Q15. UIDAI is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) on 12 July 2016 by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). What is the meaning of "U" in UIDAI?
Answer: Unique

కెరీర్‌ను నిర్దేశించే ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌

కెరీర్‌ను నిర్దేశించే ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌

            భవిష్యత్తును నిర్దేశించే కీలకమైన వాటిలో కెరీర్‌ ఒకటి. కెరీర్‌ ఎంపికలో తీసుకునే నిర్ణయమే మన జీవితాన్ని ప్రభావితం చేస్తుంది. పదో తరగతి తరవాత, ఇంటర్‌ అనంతరం, డిగ్రీ తరవాత... ఇలా ప్రతి దశలో కెరీర్‌కు సంబంధించి ఆపై ఏమిటి అనే ప్రశ్నను చిన్నప్పటి నుంచి ఎదుర్కొంటూనే ఉంటారు. అయితే ఈ విషయంలో చాలా మంది తమ ఆసక్తి ఏమిటో సరిగ్గా గ్రహించరు. స్నేహితులు, బంధువులను అనుకరిస్తారు. లేదంటే గుడ్డిగా వారిని అనుసరిస్తారు. అలా కాకుండా తమ సామర్థ్యం ఏమిటో గమనించి తదనుగుణమైన కెరీర్‌ ఎంచుకుంటే సక్సెస్‌ఫుల్‌ లైఫ్‌ను లీడ్‌ చేయవచ్చన్నది నిపుణుల మాట. సొంత ఆలోచన, సరైన ప్లానింగ్‌తో కెరీర్‌కు సంబంధించిన నిర్ణయం తీసుకోవాలి. అంతేతప్ప ఇతరుల ప్రభావం ఉండకూడదు. ఒక రంగానికి సంబంధించిన ప్రొఫైల్‌ చూసి తద్వారా సకె ్సస్‌, ఫేమ్‌ వస్తుందని భావించి ఆ రంగాన్ని కెరీర్‌గా ఎంచుకోవడం సహేతుకం కాదు. మన సామర్థ్యాలకు సరిపోయే కెరీర్‌కే ఓటేయ్యాలి. ప్రతి కెరీర్‌కు కొన్ని ప్రత్యేకమైన సామర్థ్యాలు అవసరమవుతాయి. అవి ఆయా అభ్యర్థుల సామర్థ్యాలతో సరిపోలినప్పుడు మాత్రమే అలాంటి కెరీర్‌ను తీసుకోవాలి. అప్పుడు మాత్రమే కెరీర్‌లో విజయం సాధించగలరు. అయితే ఫలానా కెరీర్‌ మనకు సూట్‌ అవుతుందని ఎలా తెలుస్తుందనేది ప్రశ్నార్థకం. ఇటువంటి సందర్భంలోనే ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌లు ఉపయోగపడతాయి.

 

సామర్థ్యం, యోగ్యత

ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ అంటే..సామర్థ్యం, యోగ్యత. కొన్ని ప్రత్యేకమైన పనులను నిర్వహించడానికి వ్యక్తికి సహజంగా లేదా నేర్చుకోవడం ద్వారా వచ్చిన సామర్థ్యాన్ని ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌గా నిర్వచిస్తారు. కొందరిలో ఇది స్వాభావికంగా(పుట్టుకతో) వస్తే, ఇంకొందరు తమ ప్రయత్నాల ద్వారా పెంపొందించుకుంటారు. ఒక వ్యక్తిలో విభిన్న సామర్థ్యాలు ఉండకపోవచ్చు కానీ ఏదో ఒకసామర్థ్యం మాత్రం తప్పక దాగి ఉంటుంది. అదేమిటో గుర్తించడానికి ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌లు చాలా ఉపయోగపడతాయి.

 

కెరీర్‌ టూల్‌

ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌లు వ్యక్తిలోని మేథస్సును, జ్ఞానాన్ని అంచనా వేస్తాయి. ఇందులో సహజ సామర్థ్యాలు, ఆసక్తులు, విలువలు, నైపుణ్యాలు ఆధారంగా మల్టిపుల్‌ ఛాయిస్‌ రూపంలో ప్రశ్నలు వస్తుంటాయి. వీటికి ఇచ్చే సమాధానాల ద్వారా మానసిక సామర్థ్యాన్ని, బలాలు, బలహీనతలను అంచనా వేస్తారు. తద్వారా వ్యక్తుల సామర్థ్యాలకు సరిపోయే కెరీర్‌ను ఎంచుకునే అవకాశం ఉంటుంది. ఒక వ్యక్తికి సంఖ్యలకు సంబంధించి మంచి అవగాహన ఉంటే ఫైనాన్స, మేనేజ్‌మెంట్‌ రంగాలను కెరీర్‌గా ఎంపిక చేసుకోవచ్చు. స్పాటియల్‌ ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ ఉంటే డిజైనింగ్‌, ఆర్కిటెక్చర్‌ వంటి సృజనాత్మక రంగాలను ఎంచుకోవచ్చు. అప్పటికే ఉద్యోగంలో ఉంటే అందులో రాణించడానికి ఏమి చేయాలి అనే అంశాన్ని ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌లు వివరిస్తాయి. ఇటువంటి ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌లో ఇంటర్నెట్‌లో చాలా ఉన్నాయి.

 

గైడ్‌గా

ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ టెస్ట్‌లు కెరీర్‌, ఎడ్యుకేషనకు సంబంధించి స్పష్టతను, నమ్మకాన్ని కలిగిస్తాయి. తదుపరి ఏవిధంగా ముందుకు వెళ్లాలి అనే విషయంలోనూ ఈ టెస్ట్‌లు గైడ్‌ చేస్తాయి. చాలా మంది తమ ఆసక్తిని బట్టి కెరీర్‌ ఎంచుకుంటారు. ఆసక్తి, ఆప్టిట్యూడ్‌ రెండూ వేర్వేరు అంశాలు. ఆసక్తి అనేది జీవిత అనుభవాలతో సమయాన్ని బట్టి మారుతూ ఉంటుంది. కాబట్టి కేవలం ఆసక్తి ఆధారంగా కెరీర్‌ను ప్లాన చేసుకోవడం కష్టం. కాబట్టి ఒక రంగాన్ని కెరీర్‌గా ఎంచుకోవాలనుకుంటే ఆ రంగంలో రాణించడానికి అవసరమైన సామర్థ్యాలు ఉండాలనే విషయాన్ని గుర్తు పెట్టుకోవాలి.